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The polar vortex and shift of the jet stream, this past week, brought major blizzard conditions followed by heavy rains and thaw which combined into a perfect 1-2 knock out punch to major portions of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Wisconsin. This ‘perfect storm’ has caused major damage to infrastructure, businesses and residences which will

As a farm owner / operator, we have learned to expect the unexpected. At times, it may seem that all the planning that can be done is still not enough to prepare for the unexpected changes in the weather and in markets. Planning and preparation may seem to be a daunting and formidable task. However,

Due to the recent catastrophic storms and flooding, Nebraska homeowners, renters and business owners in Boone, Buffalo, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Custer, Dodge, Douglas, Knox, Nemaha, Richardson, Sarpy, Saunders, Thurston and Washington Counties and the Santee Sioux Nation may apply for assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from recent flooding, straight-line winds and

As a result of the catastrophic flooding that hit eastern Nebraska during March 2019, many farmers face the task of deciding what to do about areas of their fields which have been compromised due to flooding or saturation. The following articles provide farmers with remediation recommendations towards protecting and re-establishing soil structure within areas of

In a recent podcase, published by the Genetic Literacy Project, Steve Savage discusses a few modern day pest control tools that may surprise you. From stinkbugs to giant vacuums to pheremone traps and predatory mights, the future of pest control may include equipment, mulch and insects that you may not have thought of protecting our

In an article published by AgWeb on April 15, 2019, Jackson Takach presents his outlook on the prospects of farm profitability for the 2019 growing season. According to Takach, while the USDA is predicting farm profits to increase by 10% in 2019 and net cash profits will increase by approximately 4.7%, farm debt-to-asset ratios have

The May 2019 USDA agricultural report could upend (or reinforce) much of what the first quarter report determined, but much of this was already foreseen in March (when the first USDA report was finally published). As reported in an article published by AgWeb on May 9, 2019 (by Sara Schafer), only approximately 23% of the total

In her article posted on May 22, 2019 by the National Public Radio, Amy Mayer discusses the collateral damage done to both Chinese and U.S. economies, particularly agricultural commodities, as a result of the ongoing trade spat between the White House and Chinese counterparts – and now the threat of tariffs on trade with Mexico.

According to a recent article published by AgWeb, this month’s acreage report may not matter much in terms of CBOT pricing. The article states that some analysts are calling for a brief bearish market, followed by a resurgance in commodity prices in late August 2019 through January 2020, when real acres and harvest data are

Within the last few days, the USDA has revised the allowed early harvest date for cover crops planted on Prevent Plant acres. Traditionally the date for the allowed date for producers to harvest cover crops from Prevent Plant acres was November 1. However, due to the excessively wet spring planting season, low temperatures and historic